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Due to the above explained [[PinePhone Pro#Boot order|boot order]] of the PinePhone Pro, the eMMC has a higher boot priority than the microSD card and the user has to consider this behavior. This means that you cannot boot from a SD card with an OS present on the device's eMMC.  
Due to the above explained [[PinePhone Pro#Boot order|boot order]] of the PinePhone Pro, the eMMC has a higher boot priority than the microSD card and the user has to consider this behavior. This means that you cannot boot from a SD card with an OS present on the device's eMMC.  
{{Template:note|If you ordered a PinePhone Pro Developer Edition intended for developing and coming with an Android factory OS preinstalled, please see [[PinePhone Pro Developer Edition#Nuking the factory AOSP installation]] to learn how to remove the bootloader and the preinstalled OS of the eMMC, to be able to boot and test operating systems from the microSD card easily.
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That said, booting from SD can be achieved using a modified u-boot (or a different bootloader) on eMMC, which seeks out a bootable partition on SD first. At the time of writing, this hasn’t been achieved yet but is a planned feature.
That said, booting from SD can be achieved using a modified u-boot (or a different bootloader) on eMMC, which seeks out a bootable partition on SD first. At the time of writing, this hasn’t been achieved yet but is a planned feature.


It is strongly recommended you perform all testing from a SD card, leaving the eMMC vacant.
It is strongly recommended you perform all testing from a SD card, leaving the eMMC vacant.
If you ordered a PinePhone Pro Developer Edition intended for developing and coming with an Android factory OS preinstalled, please see [[PinePhone Pro Developer Edition#Nuking the factory AOSP installation]] to learn how to remove the bootloader and the preinstalled OS of the eMMC, to be able to boot and test operating systems from the microSD card easily.


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==